PHOTOSTATIC is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PHOTOSTATIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHOTOSTATIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHOTOSTATIC is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHOTOSTATIC
No single letter turns PHOTOSTATIC into another word.
How PHOTOSTATIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PHOTOSTATIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 3 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHOTOSTATIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHOTOSTATIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
Made by or relating to a photostat, an early machine that copied documents photographically.
Photostatic copies were the office standard before modern photocopiers became common. The word now survives mostly in legal and archival phrases like "photostatic copy".
How PHOTOSTATIC is used
Dated; mostly seen in legal or archival settings.
- The clerk attached a photostatic copy of the deed.
- Photostatic prints of the map were kept in the archive.
- A photostatic reproduction was filed with the court.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHOTOSTATIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PHOTOSTATIC
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Common questions about PHOTOSTATIC
- Is PHOTOSTATIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHOTOSTATIC, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHOTOSTATIC worth?
- PHOTOSTATIC is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHOTOSTATIC mean?
- Made by or relating to a photostat, an early machine that copied documents photographically.
- What letters can be added to PHOTOSTATIC?
- No single letter can be added to PHOTOSTATIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PHOTOSTATIC:
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